Hidden fees can add hundreds to S.F. rent. New law aims to disclose them.
Landlords who don’t disclose extra charges to would-be tenants could lose the ability to evict them for not paying.
Mayor Lurie has added hundreds of new S.F. shelter beds, but also closed hundreds
Mission Local does the math on San Francisco’s shifting homeless approach toward treatment — and away from traditional shelters.
6-story Native American housing project to break ground in S.F. this fall
The project by Friendship House will have access to health care, housing and job training and business mentoring for American Indians.
S.F. eyes $125M annually for affordable housing, more than double current funding
Myrna Melgar has struck a bargain with Daniel Lurie: $125 million a year for affordable housing, if there’s no fight on “inclusionary” rates.
S.F. housing nonprofit MEDA cuts staff, slashes salaries as fiscal troubles mount
Months after city approved $37.8 million rescue package for troubled MEDA housing units, affordable developer lays off a dozen workers
Sam Devdhara is making money at the bottom of S.F.’s housing market
In the world of affordable housing, single-room-occupancy hotels are among the most distressed—and Sam Devdhara knows how to renovate them.
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